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minus-squareroofuskit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up100·4 months agoSquatters do this shit every day to regular people and small businesses, but they don’t have the money to convince a judge to hand over a domain.
minus-squaremic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months agoA squatter is why Valve used steampowered.com instead of steam.com. The owner of steam.com (who has owned the domain since the early 90s!) has consistently refused to sell to anyone, and has never stated a specific reason why.
minus-squareroofuskit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoI see nothing wrong with that. It predates steam and they aren’t attempting to extort large sums of money from anyone.
Squatters do this shit every day to regular people and small businesses, but they don’t have the money to convince a judge to hand over a domain.
A squatter is why Valve used steampowered.com instead of steam.com. The owner of steam.com (who has owned the domain since the early 90s!) has consistently refused to sell to anyone, and has never stated a specific reason why.
I see nothing wrong with that. It predates steam and they aren’t attempting to extort large sums of money from anyone.